Mount Holt

Mount Holt is a mountain rising to about 750 metres (2,460 ft) at the terminus of Palestrina Glacier, Lazarev Bay, on Alexander Island, Antarctica. It is situated 9.2 km southeast of Piyanets Ridge, 19.2 km south-southwest of Mount Pontida and 7.4 km northwest of Galerius Peak. The mountain was photographed from the air by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition, 1947–48, and was mapped from the photos by D. Searle of the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey in 1960. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Commander Fred C. Holt, U.S. Navy, Commanding Officer of Squadron VXE-6 during Operation Deep Freeze in 1976, and an LC-130 aircraft commander in 1975.[1]

Mount Holt
Highest point
Elevation750 metres (2,460 ft)
Coordinates69°25′S 71°43′W 
Geography
LocationLazarev Bay, Alexander Island, Antarctica

References
  1. "Holt, Mount". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-06-22.

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